Timothy the Turkey

Meet Timothy.

Timothy the Turkey

Timothy was proudly harvested in 2013 by none other than my boyfriend, Brett. Since taking a short trip to the talkative taxidermist (seriously though, she talks A LOT), Timothy has lived in Brett's man cave.

His days haven't been completely lonely, as he has been proudly displayed with other wildlife. Unfortunately, this display was quite sad. Just kind of blah...needed a little jazzing up!

Ho Hum, How Boring....

While wasting time browsing Pinterest a few weeks ago, I stumbled across this gem:

Picture Credit: Pinterest via Indulgy.com/ designmom.com

I love it and I have to have it. Naturally, I clicked the pin to get more information and follow the link....only to find a dead end. Really Pinterest? Really.... you're gunna do me like this. So after digging all over the internet, I finally found the original picture. SUCCESS! I start reading the post and find out ..OH, surprise, surprise... this picture is from one of Joanna Gaines past homes. She may or may not be my style soul mate. I'm just saying, if my style had a spirit animal, it'd be her.

The article was an interview/home tour, not the "how to" article I was expecting. BUT this didn't stop me. Afterall, I have Brett and all his super handyman skills.

So off to Home Depot we went to search for some beautiful cedar boards. I thought that we would get some 1x6 boards, but ended up purchasing some rough cut 2x6's. This allowed us to save some money by cutting down the boards ourselves. Also, the boards were better looking, in my humble opinion.

Gimme!

Don't let the SUPER bright lights trick you, these boards are  a gorgeous red color.

Once at home, we ripped down the boards to 1x6 with a table saw. Next, we randomly cut the boards to various sizes to get the "imperfect" effect. I laid all the boards out on the ground to decide how I wanted them to hang on the wall. Once I changed my mind ummm 5 times, we had a plan.

After hauling all those boards upstairs, we used a stud finder to locate the studs to ensure these beautiful babies don't fall off the wall. Once we had that marked, we started screwing the boards up on the wall, using a level to ensure they were relatively straight. We used some gold-toned finish screws (aka; small heads) so they would blend well with the boards.

Here's how it looked once we had a few rows complete:

We "kept on keepin' on" until all the boards were hung. Overall, it took us a couple hours to hang all the boards. Lastly, we hung the deer, fish, antlers and other items to complete the look. 

Drum roll please....

Brett's first bow :)

I am quite happy with the results. I'm still trying to determine if Timothy should have a "perch" of sorts...decisions, decisions. Either way, Timothy's place has certainly got a face lift.